Although plastic surgery has an obvious outward effect on one’s looks, physical appearance isn’t the only reason some women have opted for the “Melania makeover.” In a press release for the Houston, Texas-based clinic of Dr. Franklin Rose, one such patient named Claudia Sierra described her reasoning for her extensive surgeries, which ABC 7 Chicago reported included an “eye lift, fat grafts in her temples and cheeks, rhinoplasty, breast implants, a tummy tuck, liposuction on her thighs and back, and a Brazilian butt lift.”
“I want to feel like the First Lady that I know I am inside,” the patient explained. “Melania, for me, illustrates power and strength. She is our first lady, and I am looking forward to more closely resembling her and becoming a better version of me and for it to show on the outside.” In addition to her medical procedures, Sierra told ABC 7 that she also opted for hair extensions and an entirely new wardrobe to match Trump’s look more closely.
And while the amount of surgeries some clients have undergone to look more like the ex-FLOTUS might seem excessive, some rumors centered around unrecognizable throwback photos of Trump suggest that the former first lady also underwent plastic surgery to achieve her signature look. Trump, however, has denied these claims.